Public invited to graveside service for 4 unclaimed people in Warrick Co.
WARRICK CO., Ind. (WFIE) - The community is encouraged to stand is as family for a special graveside service in Warrick County. It will be Sunday, November 8, at 2 p.m. at Bates Hill Cemetery. The Warrick County Coroner’s Office is holding the service to lay four people to rest....
Juan Atkins, techno music pioneer, dies at 64
Techno pioneer Juan Atkins, who helped reshape global music by fusing Detroit soul with cutting-edge electronic sounds, died Saturday, Oct. 31, at age 64. Greensmith Artists, Atkins' management company, confirmed his death on social media Sunday. Atkins, who was in Mexico City for a DJ gig, died in his sleep, several of his friends and colleagues on the Detroit techno scene told the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network. Atkins was found unresponsive in his hotel room before being ru
Ford volunteers give Santa’s sleigh a makeover for parade’s 100th year
For nearly 20 years, a group of Ford employees has spent countless off-hours behind the scenes helping bring America’s Thanksgiving Parade to life. This year, with the parade marking its 100th anniversary, the team took on a special assignment: giving Santa’s sleigh a full mechanical makeover. The volunteers,...
‘Turkeys Away!’ The Real WKRP To Bring Famous Stunt To Life
It is possibly the most famous radio promotion in history. And as WKRP General Manager Jeff Ziesmann tells Radio Ink: “Everyone, from the minute we signed on WKRP, has been demanding the return of the turkey drop. Now, they will have their wish.”. Immortalized in the 1978 WKRP in...
Flights from Erie to Las Vegas starting in January
(WJET/WFXP)– Erieites looking to take a trip to Las Vegas will be able to do so without having to head out of town to catch their flight starting in January. The Erie Regional Airport Authority (ERI) announced on Monday that Breeze Airways will be offering flights to Las Vegas from Erie from January to mid-April. […]
Miami Cash4Keys Execs Accused of Stealing Vulnerable Senior’s Home in Brazen Scheme
A Florida man’s home was allegedly stolen in a scheme that investigators say involved exploitation of his dementia.
Army tests digging mass graves during Fort Bragg exercise
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Bragg are reportedly practicing how to dig mass graves; a practice not done since the 1950s during the Korean War. According to the Army, the exercise, called Operation Dragon Covenant, tested how quickly soldiers could dig and fill temporary burial trenches for large […]
Biscuitville closes its Irmo restaurant after less than two years. What to know
There’s one less spot to grab breakfast in the Irmo area. Biscuitville, the regional chain known for its breakfast, has shut down a Columbia-area location after less than two years in business. Biscuitville’s restaurant at 10605 Broad River Road in Irmo is now listed as permanently closed, with all signage removed from the building. FULL STORY: A breakfast restaurant chain has closed a Columbia-area location. Here’s where Here are key takeaways: The Irmo location at 10605 Broad River Road has be
Crews Dig 90 Feet Down as New Huntington Bank Field Rises in Brook Park
The Cleveland Browns’ next home is quite literally being built from the bottom up. In a Nov. 2 inside look at construction of the new Huntington Bank Field in Brook Park, Sports Business Journal reported that crews are digging 90 feet below ground to meet Federal Aviation Administration requirements, because the enclosed stadium is rising […]
Ohio man sentenced after stealing more than $100K from farm-supply stores
SPRINGFIELD, (OH) – Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced that a Cleveland-area man was sentenced Nov. 2 to nine years in prison for stealing more than $100,000 in merchandise from farm-supply stores in 10 counties. Byron Carner, 35, of South Euclid, pleaded guilty Nov. 2 to one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt […]
